MANILA - A ferry service around Lake Lanao in Marawi City
could be operated to slowly create a culture of tourism among the people, Sen.
Richard Gordon said.
Gordon, former Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary, noted that
following plans to rebuild Marawi City into a tourist destination, an
"imaginative" masterplan should be established.
The plan, Gordon said, should encourage investors to open hotels,
establish bed and breakfast (B&B), canteens or sell local delicacies or
souvenir items.
He said that Maranaos can also open Torogan Villages to showcase their
ancestral homes, have a Maranaw Village, Tausug Village, Manobo Village, or a
Talaandig Village to show the unique cultures of the different people living
there.
"The view on top of Lake Lanao is beautiful ... near it is Maria
Cristina Falls. We can have yacht clubs and boating around the lake. This can
become a major tourism destination once it is developed and promoted
properly," Gordon said in a press statement.
"A strong tourism industry will not only help in Marawi's
rehabilitation, it will also bring economic development not only to Marawi but
also to the whole of Mindanao," he added.
The senator, meanwhile, stressed that the implementation of a
masterplan should not be done haphazardly to ensure the development of the
city's tourism industry.
"When something is destroyed, there is an opportunity to re-build
it into something better. We should take this opportunity to rebuild not only
Marawi City and the Lake Lanao area but for the whole of Mindanao,” he said.
(Azer N. Parrocha/PNA)
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